PC: Rowan County Sheriff's Department

NASCAR Xfinity Series competitor Carson Ware was arrested Wednesday Afternoon (October 20th) on charges of Assault on a Female, Assault on a Female, Simple Assault, and Injury to Personal Property, according to the Rowan County Sheriff's Department.

Ware was scheduled to compete in Saturday's Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, but according to a statement from Rick Ware Racing, the 21-year-old has been indefinitely suspended by both SS Green Light Racing and NASCAR. Garrett Smithley will drive the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro in Saturday's event at Kansas.

Rick Ware Racing released the following statement on Wednesday Evening:

This is a developing story, more information will be added as it is received.